Big Island, VA Rankings

Big Island, VA is a small town located in Bedford County, Virginia. According to BestPlaces rankings, the town has a population of only 266 people and an unemployment rate of 3.6%. Despite its small size, the town ranks highly on other factors such as cost of living, education, housing, diversity, and weather. The cost of living index is 85.3, which is lower than the national average of 100. Additionally, Big Island's education index ranks at 65.9 out of 100 points which is higher than the national average at 44.1 points. Furthermore, Big Island's housing index comes in at 71.5 out of 100 points which is again higher than the national average at 59 points. With a diversity score of 63 out of 100 points, Big Island has slightly more diversity than the nation's average score at 58 points. Finally due to its location in Central Virginia near Smith Mountain Lake and Roanoke National Forest and other areas with natural beauty; Big Island's weather index scores 81 out of 100 points which is much higher than the national average of 48 out of 100 points. All in all Big Island may be small but it still ranks highly for many factors despite its small size and population count according to BestPlaces rankings.

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